Think about the Garden of Eden. In today’s terms it’s often it’s used as a metaphor for having everything you want and need. But is that what Christmas is about?
Did you know that the word “Christian” was originally intended to be derogatory? In a new study just released by Barna, there’s another word that similarly carries a lot of baggage these days. Today we look at that, what it really means, and how to talk about it.
One of the risks of meeting with you every day and being a theology student is that sometimes I’m wrestling with answers to questions people aren’t asking. I’m guessing that the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory — as in “what the heck?” — might be one of those.
